Wired’s Apple News experiment
Kalev Leetaru writes for Forbes.com about how Wired magazine posted an article on Friday that has only been available to Apple News subscribers for the past four days. Leetaru writes, “What would have been an otherwise ordinary Wired article has generated controversy because Wired chose to make this particular article available exclusively to Apple News users […]
Two-thirds of Wired’s revenue comes from digital
Ricardo Bilton of Digiday writes about Wired magazine’s digital efforts, which include a strong branded content strategy. Bilton writes, “Tweaking the sponsored content model is fitting for Wired, which has long stood out as the most digital-friendly of Condé Nast’s properties. Digital made up half of its revenue as early as 2013 and has continued […]
Wired seeks editor/reporter in San Francisco
Wired is seeking an editor-writer to help guide daily science coverage online and to drive our strategy initiatives across platforms. Uncovering emerging trends in research, explaining breaking news, analyzing controversial results, diving deep into exciting fields—we’re doing all of it, both as rapid-response and on a daily basis. Urgency is critical here. The ideal candidate […]
Behind the scenes of the Wired redesign
Capital New York interviewed Wired editor in chief Scott Dadich about the redesign of its website. Here is an excerpt: CAPITAL: With the redesign, are you expanding any areas of coverage or entering any new one? DADICH: We’re not entering any new ones, but we are clarifying roles of the desks, whether that is design […]
Wired launches redesigned website
Scott Dadich, the editor of Wired magazine, writes about the redesign of its website. Dadich writes, “Even if you don’t notice any of that turboboosting, you’ll see an updated, simpler information architecture and site taxonomy. The original Hotwired was organized under the banner of six bright icons. We’ve picked up on that legacy with our […]
Wired hires senior writer, promotes others
Wired announced that David Pierce has been hired as senior writer. Pierce joins Wired from The Verge, where he most recently served as deputy editor, leading the technology website’s day-to-day news coverage. “David is one of the most unique and refreshing voices covering technology today,” said editor in chief Scott Dadich in a statement. ‘We […]
Bloomberg Businessweek leads NMA nominations
With three nominations, Bloomberg Businessweek topped the business and financial publications among those nominated as National Magazine Awards 2015 finalists. Here are the business titles nominated as finalists: Harvard Business Review and Inc. are finalists in the special interest magazine category. Wired is a finalist in the design category. Bloomberg Businessweek‘s “85th Anniversary Issue,” Dec. […]
Wired unveils new San Francisco office
The Awl has posted photos and a memo from Wired editor Scott Dadich about its new San Francisco office. Here is an excerpt: WIRED Ones: I need a few minutes of your attention to talk about how we treat the workspace we’ll fully occupy on Jan. 5. We made a big investment in the construction […]
Reorganization coming at Wired.com
A reorganization at Wired.com is pending, writes Peter Sterne of Capital New York. Sterne writes, “On Monday, Wired senior staff writer Mat Honan announced that his colleague Joe Brown—currently the deputy editor of Wired.com—had been promoted to editor of the site. Honan, who is leaving Wired to head Buzzfeed’s San Francisco bureau, tweeted: “Media news […]
BuzzFeed hires Wired’s Honan to run its Silicon Valley bureau
Mat Honan, the high-profile Wired writer and editor, has been hired by Buzzfeed to be its new Silicon Valley bureau chief, reports Kara Swisher of Re/code. Swisher writes, “The online news site, which has been on a tear of late with a giant funding and high-profile scoops, is planning to build out a significant presence […]
